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The World Championships, which represent the pinnacle of Pokémon TCG and video game competition, has recently ended, seeing eight players crowned as World Champion. Here are the official champions of each division:

The winners of this year’s invitation-only tournament earned the title of Pokémon World Champion, received a special Pokémon World Championships trophy, won an invitation to the 2017 Pokémon World Championships, and collected a monetary prize in the form of a scholarship, cash prize, or Travel Certificate. This year, the Pokémon Company International has awarded more than $600,000 in prizes to top finishers at the 2016 World Championships. They have also granted over $3 million in scholarships since they began hosting tournaments more than a decade ago.

J.C. Smith, senior director of consumer marketing at The Pokémon Company International, stated, “Each year, the Pokémon World Championships bring the global Pokémon community together to compete, celebrate, and enjoy the games that have delighted fans for two decades. Congratulations to our new Pokémon World Champions, and a special thank-you to the community of players, family members, volunteers, and fans who make the Pokémon World Championships the premier Pokémon event of the year.”

During the event, Google hosted a Robot Experience designed exclusively for attendees of the Pokémon World Championships. This event gave participants the opportunity to personalize custom-made Pokémon-skinned robots, as well as challenge their creations in a physical and digital battle with others. This was inspired by Google’s annual I/O Youth event, which inspires kids to imagine, invent, and explore with technology.